White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
White-plumed Honeyeater, Port Augusta, South Australia, March 2006 - click for larger image Australia
February / March 2006

The White-plumed Honeyeater is found in inland river-channel eucalypt woodland throughout most of Australia except the north, the eastern coastal belt and the Nullarbor - Bight region in the south and west.

White-plumed Honeyeater, Port Augusta, South Australia, March 2006 - click for larger image It feeds on insects and nectar.

It is olive-grey above with citrine-yellow on the face, wings and tail. The white neck-plume sometimes has a dark band above. The immature (photo 4) has a bright yellow base to the bill.
White-plumed Honeyeater, Port Augusta, South Australia, March 2006 - click for larger image
Immature White-plumed Honeyeater, You Yangs, Victoria, South Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image
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